[ At first it seems like he's still trying to blubber something, but the calm of the stranger works and the birds nod. Steady now... ]

H-h... the... K-king thanks you.

[ Wiping his eyes with his cape, the monarch took a slightly-more-composed look around and lowers his head. ]

He has never been so away. The King was crying because he doesn't know where he is. What is this place, he asked?